Classic Shell Alternatives
Classic Shell
Classic Shell is free software that improves your productivity, enhances the usability of Windows and empowers you to use the computer the way you like it.
The main features are:
Highly customizable start menu with multiple styles and skins
Quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs
Find programs, settings, files and documents
Start button for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 & Windows 10
Toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer
Caption and status bar for Internet Explorer
Translations:
The main Classic Shell package includes translations in 35 languages for things like the toolbar labels, the Explorer UI and the start menu items.
By default things like the settings UI, help files and the installer are only in English. However, also those areas of Classic Shell have been translated to 6 other languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish & Russian. You can download the installer for these 6 languages from http://classicshell.net/translations .
Best Open Source Classic Shell Alternatives
Looking for the best programs similar to Classic Shell? We reviewed our top picks below. Let's see if there are any Classic Shell alternatives that work on your platform.
Open Shell
FreeOpen SourceWindowsOpen Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start menu to modern versions of Microsoft Windows.
Features:
- Change Start Button
- System Tweaker
- Support for Themes
Power8
FreeOpen SourceWindowsThe start menu replacer for Win8, styled and integrated inside taskbar. Designed for Windows8 (v.1.0.1 tested under RTM 9200), works under XP SP3 and Se7en SP1 as well....
Features:
- Launcher
- Multiple languages
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